Farewell to The 40 Thieves featuring Steddy P, Reach, Earthworms and MO City Diamonds September 15, 2007

Farewell to The 40 Thieves featuring Steddy P, Reach, Earthworms and MO City Diamonds - $5
Doors open at 8:30pm

The 40 Thieves started as a musical experiment with Adam Speer and Matt Range on drums and bass, playing poetry slams and hip hop battles around Columbia, MO in 2004. Adding CJ Banks on keyboards, T40T recorded a demo on a 4 track cassette recorder and began an idea to create a collective of like-minded musicians and MC's. So T40T started to build a relationship with local MC's and a reputation for bringing a live music element to Midwest hip hop. CJ bowed out in 2005 and that brought in Chris Blose on keys; a seasoned musician who learned the songs effortlessly and immediately became a crucial element to the song writing process. By 2005 T40T were embraced by the Columbia music community and promoters, opening for major label acts such as: Ozomatli and Blackalicious. Also, they were put on the same bills as underground acts such as: One Be Lo, Hanger 18 and Fat Lip (of the Pharcyde). Around this time T40T began to form working relationships with Missouri MC's

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